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- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
- Frozen fun: The ascent of ice climbing parks
- Take a [Late Night Drive Home] to alternative rock bliss
- India’s longest road/highway land tunnels
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- “Storyliving towns” – A new dystopian blueprint?
- The world’s wildest roundabout is below the ocean!
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Tag Archives: nature
City of Rocks: The Flintstones’ hometown in reality
There are some state parks that take your breath away much as our national parks. City of Rocks State Park in southwest New Mexico does just that the instant you see it while approaching on the entry road. The skyline … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, archaeology, art, Astronomy, cities, climate, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, natural history, nature, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, recreation, Science, Skies, skylines, space, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, weather, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged astronomy, Bedrock, Boulder, cities, City of Rocks State Park, environment, Flintstones, fun, geography, geology, hiking, history, nature, New Mexico, rocks, stargazing, terrain, tourism, travel, USA
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Confirmed mountain lion sightings in Oregon since 2012
The map provided below shows the locations of confirmed mountain lion (cougar) sightings in Oregon since 2012 based on resources available online. Given the sparseness of the population in the eastern part of the state, it is not surprising to … Continue reading
Posted in Animal rights, Animals, cities, ecosystems, environment, forests, geography, history, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Statistics, topography, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged animals, cougars, geography, history, land use, maps, mountain lions, nature, planning, wildlife
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Mapping the eponymous legacy of Aldo Leopold
The following list identifies those places and sites named for the great naturalist, Aldo Leopold. As can be seen from both the list and the accompanying maps, the majority oaf thee locations are in Iowa, where he was born and … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, charities, cities, civics, colleges, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, lakes, land use, landscape architecture, lookouts, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, place names, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, sailing, schools, Science, spatial design, States, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, water, water conservation, Wilderness, Wildlife, writing
Tagged Aldo Leopold, environment, forests, geography, history, land ethic, land use, museums, nature, parks, planning, preserves, schools, travel
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Placemaking for the “heART and soul” at the Aldo Leopold Vista Picnic Area
Every now and then you stumble upon something unplanned during your travels that becomes more memorable that many of the places you were scheduled to visit. Our last minute decision to stop for a quick picnic lunch break at the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Cars, charities, cities, civics, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, forests, fun, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, volunteerism, Welcome, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged Aldo Leopold, art, cities, environment, fun, geography, Gila National Forest, hiking, history, land use, Mogollon Mountains, mosaics, nature, New Mexico, photography, picnic tables, picnicarea, planning, tiles, transportation, travel, vistas
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Protecting communities from wildfires in the Pyrocene Era – UPDATED
As temperatures rise globally and wildfires strike every continent other than Antarctica, some have begun to describe our time period the Pyrocene Era. The thick smoke emanating from fires in Canada across North America this past spring and summer is … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, agriculture, Animals, Arctic, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, cities, climate, climate change, culture, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, geography, globalization, government, health, history, India, land use, lookouts, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, North America, Oceania, pictures, place names, planning, pollution, Russia, Science, South America, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, topography, trails, urban planning, weather, Wilderness, Wildlife, xeriscaping
Tagged cities, environment, firefighting, fires, geography, history, land use, nature, planning, Pyrocene, wildfire
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Ten planning lessons from the spectacular North Rim
We had the distinct pleasure of camping/hiking over the Indigenous Peoples Day weekend at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. Here are my top ten planning lessons derived from this relaxing trip. Peace!
Posted in Animals, archaeology, architecture, Cars, climate, culture, ecosystems, education, entertainment, Environment, forests, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, mountains, Native Americans, natural history, Nature, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, psychology, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, Statistics, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged Arizona, environment, Grand Canyon National Park, history, lookout towers, National Parks, nature, North Rim, parks, Wilderness
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Longest river originating from each European nation
A follow-up to the previous post listing the longest river flowing entirely within each European nation, this post identifies the longest river originating (or sourced) from eacg European nation. Countries whose position on this list changed dramatically up or down … Continue reading
Posted in climate, ecosystems, environment, Europe, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, lakes, Maps, natural history, nature, Nature, place names, planning, Portugal, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Russia, sailing, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, UK, water, water conservation, water trails
Tagged ecosystems, environment, Europe, fun, geography, land use, nature, rivers, transportation, travel, water, watersheds
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Longest intra-state or intra-provincial rivers
Following up on the previous June 14 post on the longest river originating from each state or province, this post identifies the longest river lying fully within each state or province. Interesting factoids of note from this list: For ease … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, natural history, nature, recreation, rivers/watersheds, States, Statistics, topography, toponymy, transportation, water, water conservation, water trails
Tagged environment, geography, history, nature, riverine, rivers, streams, transportation, watersheds
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The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
It has been fascinating to watch the vast variety of plants burst forth with they spring time blossoms here in New Mexico’s High Desert environment for the first time. Below are a series of photographs from the past week showing … Continue reading
Posted in art, climate, deserts, diversity, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, hiking, landscape architecture, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, Science, tourism, Travel, weather, Wildlife, xeriscaping
Tagged deserts, ecology, environment, fun, geography, High Desert, landscaping, nature, New Mexico, plants, West, xeriscaping
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The 50 largest canyons in the USA by land area
Below are the 50 largest canyons in the United States, ranked by land area. Using chat.openai.com, the list was generated and known errors were removed/corrected. *In addition, several parks containing multiple canyons, like Canyonlands, Cedar Mesa, Zion, Bryce, and Grand … Continue reading
Posted in ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, place names, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, water, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged artificial intelligence, canyons, chat.openai.com, data, ecology, environment, geography, geology, gorges, land, nature, rivers, states, terrain, topography, Wilderness
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